March is Self-Harm Awareness Month, a time to bring some awareness to this important issue and provide support for those who are...

Stress of Parents is Greater Than Other Adults

Substance use among youth is a reality. Youth have been found to have the highest rates of substance abuse and dependence.

Are Parents Underestimating the Emotional Support Their Teens Need? Teens lacking support are more likely to have mental health issues etc.

25 Years of Recovery: Key Lessons Learned

This week Life to Paper publishing announced my upcoming book, "What's Wrong With My Teen". Thank you Life to Paper for being as...

By Caitlin Gibson for The Washington Post The voice mail was waiting on Amy’s phone one morning in February 2019, a missed call from her...

Great Article by Dawn Nickel highlighting among other things how family's can recover from addiction. With gratitude for Dawn and her...

*Photo source: Wix As parents, it can be scary and overwhelming when supporting your child through their addiction recovery. It is normal...

March is Self-Harm Awareness Month (also known as Self-Injury Awareness Month), an annual global awareness event and campaign where...

This post is informed by the ideas shared by, Sheila Prakash “You, yourself, as much as anybody in the entire universe, deserve your love...

The Transtheoretical Model which also goes by the Stages of Change Model, was developed by psychologists James Prochaska and Carlo...

As simple as that sounds and as popular as it is, there may be some harmful effects for persons with mental and behavioural disorders....

COVID_19 Workbook: Tolerance for Uncertainty. A guide to accept your feelings tolerate distress and thrive

As meetings are cancelled in response to directives it is important that people that need recovery supports do not feel isolated. This...

Source “Psychology Works” Fact Sheet: Coping with and Preventing COVID-19 Posted on March 12, 2020 by CPA Webmaster Psychological factors...

Reflecting on the legalization of cannabis...one year later. What have we learned? Where are we at? Where are we going?

Despite the harmful consequences of substance use that can lead to mental and physical distress, vulnerable youth are still engaging in unsa

With the support of family & friends who rallied behind me, walked before me and beside me, I celebrated a milestone anniversary of 20 years

Gwen is first tentative as she approaches conversation. The young woman, now 22, was betrayed and hurt by those she treasured the most, and